Release Notes

Systems with ESXi 5.1 Update 2 with 14 or more Intel
Xeon E5-2600 v3 processor cores crashes with PSOD
Description: ESXi 5.1 Update 2 crashes with Purple Screen of Death (PSOD) while booting ESXi
on systems with 14 or more cores of the Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processor.
Applies to: ESXi 5.1 Update 2
Solution: Install the patch P05 for ESXi 5.1 Update 2 or reduce the number of cores on
systems with CPU Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3, which have more than 14 cores enabled.
PSU wattage is not displayed for a ESXi host in the
vCenter Server
Description: For certain PowerEdge systems with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors, the power
(Watt) of PSU is not displayed in the Power section on the Hardware status tab for
ESXi host in vCenter Server.
Applies to: ESXi 5.1 Update 2 and ESXi 5.5 Update 2
Solution: This issue can be ignored because there is no functionality loss.
Unable to Log in to Dell OpenManage DWS
Description: Unable to start Dell OpenManage or log in to the OpenManage DWS when the ESXi
510-201404001 patch is installed on ESX 5.1.x.
Applies to: ESXi 5.1.x
Solution: VMware Express Patch has been released to fix the issue. Find and download the
patch by using the patch portal on vmware.com. For more information, refer to the
VMware Knowledge Base article 2077641. The ESXi build number with a fix for the
issue is 1900470.
Enabling NetQueue fails
Description: NetQueue (VMDq) is not enabled on Intel Gigabit Ethernet network ports.
Applies to: ESXi 5.x with igb driver version 5.0.5.1
Solution: This is a known issue. Intel no longer supports NetQueue for 1 Gbps network ports
from ESXi 5.5.
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